Contents. Preface...5. The Contest...6. The Jacob s Ladder Block...7. First Place: Peggy Fetterhoff, Green With Envy: A Tribute to Women in Fabric.

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...24 Fifth Place: Ann Horton, Sing Praise...28 Finalists: Maggie Ball and Wanda Rains, Almost Modern Jacob s Ladder...34 Deb Crine, Star Light.

...58 Hui-Fen Lin, Jacob s Ladder Infinity....64 Amy Krasnansky, Substance of Things Hoped For...68 Nancy Lambert, JL Tribute.

1 Contents Preface...5 The Contest...6 The Jacob s Ladder Block...7 First Place: Peggy Fetterhoff, Green With Envy: A Tribute to Women in Fabric.10 Second Place: Karen Watts, Peace, Love & Rock n Roll...14 Third Place: Timna Tarr, Upstairs Downstairs...18 Fourth Place: Ann Feitelson, Blizzard Fifth Place: Ann Horton, Sing Praise...28 Finalists: Maggie Ball and Wanda Rains, Almost Modern Jacob s Ladder...34 Deb Crine, Star Light...40 Robin Gausebeck and Karen Grover, JL...44 Julia Graber, Climbing Higher Mary Ann Herndon, Pathways Patricia A. Hobbs, Capra hircus Hui-Fen Lin, Jacob s Ladder Infinity Amy Krasnansky, Substance of Things Hoped For...68 Nancy Lambert, JL Tribute...72 Tina McHenry, Lady Bug Ascent...76 Birgit Schüller, Jacob s Winding Ladder...80 Tsui-Hua Chen, The Taipei City...86 Susan E. Ziel, Jacob s Star The National Quilt Museum...94

I put myself through college while they were growing up, earning a degree in finance with a minor in computer science from the University of Houston.

2 First Place Peggy Fetterhoff Spring, Texas Photo by John DeFranco Meet Peggy I was born in Pennsylvania but grew up in Niagara Falls, New York. I moved to Houston, Texas, in 1974 where I raised my four children. I put myself through college while they were growing up, earning a degree in finance with a minor in computer science from the University of Houston. I retired from a chemical company in 2009 as a Senior IT Network Analyst. My family has grown to include five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. I have sewn since I was 12 years old, mainly focused on clothing and home décor items. After my four children left home, I experienced the empty nest syndrome that resulted in my finding new and interesting ways to enrich my life. In 1995 the discovery of quilting was part of that enrichment. This is the second time I ve been a finalist in the New Quilts from an Old Favorite contest. Quilting not only allowed me to become an artist but also provided me with a social life with a fascinating and diverse group of women. Early on I started collections of various images on fabric, one of which was on the subject of how women were depicted in fabric. One of the quilts I made for my three sons included one for my youngest single son with several pinup images of women. At first it seemed this was the dominating female image I found in fabric, which was not my favorite. With time, I have found many other types of female images, all of which have been added to my extensive collection. One of my favorites is the image of the Indian woman who is at the top of the center of Green With Envy. This fabric has the most beautiful shades of pink and turquoise over a brown/beige background. I have searched for other fabrics similar to it but have never found anything close. I also love the contrast between the image of the traditional costume of the Indian woman and the very contemporary garment of the woman on the bottom center. The first quilt I completed in this series on women in fabric was a collage from my collection for my granddaughter, Briana. I liked this quilt so much that I also completed one for myself using a different color scheme. My pleasure in this collection continues as I find more female images in fabric that lead to new unique design ideas. The inspiration for my art is a reflection of the way I view the world. I visualize color everywhere in curving perspectives. Fabric is my paint! I have always Jacob s Ladder: New Quilts from an Old Favorite 11

3 Peace, Love & Rock n Roll 57" x 66" 14 Jacob s Ladder: New Quilts from an Old Favorite

Upstairs Downstairs Much of my work incorporates appliquéd circles.

many of the details, but it makes me giggle knowing they are in there.

The first block is a circle (foreground) appliquéd on a square (background).

Using only the backgrounds as a guide, I arranged the ladder blocks on my design wall, coaxing the color to

4 Upstairs Downstairs Much of my work incorporates appliquéd circles. When I do not have a large project in the works, I hand appliqué circles on squares to keep my hands busy. many of the details, but it makes me giggle knowing they are in there. Upstairs Downstairs has two different blocks, each having a foreground and a background. The first block is a circle (foreground) appliquéd on a square (background). Once all of the blocks were made, I sorted the ladder blocks into piles based on their background color. Using only the backgrounds as a guide, I arranged the ladder blocks on my design wall, coaxing the color to flow from block to block. While arranging the blocks, I ignored the foreground color entirely. The second block is the ladder block that includes 1" squares that move diagonally through the quilt (foreground). Jacob s Ladder: New Quilts from an Old Favorite 21

5 Almost Modern Jacob s Ladder Jacob s Ladder: New Quilts from an Old Favorite 39

Climbing Higher I still like the traditional and scrappy large quilts but recently I m drawn to smaller sizes and art type quilts I printed out the blocks for foundation paper piecing, then sewed,

I laid the quilt on top and squared it up placing pins 3" 4" apart around the perimeter of the quilt into the carpet through the vinyl.

6 Climbing Higher I still like the traditional and scrappy large quilts but recently I m drawn to smaller sizes and art type quilts I printed out the blocks for foundation paper piecing, then sewed, and joined the blocks. I incorporated the center rung element into a border. After binding the quilt, I blocked it by placing a vinyl tablecloth on the carpet. I laid the quilt on top and squared it up placing pins 3" 4" apart around the perimeter of the quilt into the carpet through the vinyl. Then I poured about a gallon of water on the quilt and patted it down to get all the fibers wet. I sopped up any extra water with a towel. Next I turned a fan on and blew air over the quilt and let it dry overnight. I was right pleased with my quilt and began quilting in the center. But alas, my quilting did nothing to improve the quilt top. It bubbled and puckered quite awful! I had used two layers of batting hoping to achieve a grand trapunto look. Not so! So, what to do? I cut all the blocks apart as close to the stitching seam as I could. This gave me smaller blocks, but I was OK with that. I laid out the blocks again in different arrangements, settling on the final arrangement. I quilted each of the blocks separately, then sewed the quilted blocks together with a quilt-as-you-go technique, which allowed me to quilt smaller units with my home sewing machine with better precision and a walking foot. I used the same fabric as the center element of the rung blocks for the sashing to coordinate with the border. Jacob s Ladder: New Quilts from an Old Favorite 53

7 Substance of Things Hoped For 53" x 67" 68 Jacob s Ladder: New Quilts from an Old Favorite

CONTENTS. BURGOYNE SURROUNDED: New Quilts from an Old Favorite

CONTENTS. BURGOYNE SURROUNDED: New Quilts from an Old Favorite CONTENTS Preface........................................... 5 The Contest....................................... 6 Burgoyne Surrounded Block.......................... 7 INEVITABLE, Cathryn Zeleny.......................